Gasoline-tank cap



March 2 1926. 1,575,097

H H. CONNER, JR

GASOLINE TANK G Filed July 1 1923 PACKING PRINGL WA 667635.- I I w. as, @M' Q I v U f "LN:

Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES HENRY n. comma, JR,

OF ITHACA, NEW YORK.

GASOLINE-TANK CAP.

Application filed July 11, 1923. Serial No. 650,940.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY I-I. CONNER, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Ithaca, in the county of Tompkins and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Gasoline- Tank Cap, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to gasoline tank caps and has for its principal object to provide a cap which may be opened so that gasoline may be poured into the tank without the necessity of removing the cap as is now commonly the case. This eliminates the danger of stripping the threads of the cap or the neck of the tank, losing the ca and also eliminates unnecessary handhng of the cap which is usually dirty be cause of the tendency of dust to collect thereon when the tank is carried to the rear of the automobile.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a cap of this nature provided with a simple and efficient construction, one which is reliable, durable, inexpensive to manufacture, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other ob jects in view as will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a plan view of the cap embodymg my invention, and

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof showing portions in vertical section.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that 1 designates the body of the ca which is of cylindrical formation provi ed with the internal or external thread 2. A flange 1 is disposed at the top of the body extending inwardly. An apertured ear 3 is projected from the body 1 and the upper face thereof terminates coplanar with the upper edge of the body 1. A closure plate 4 is constructed with a depending flange 5 of annular formation adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the cylindrical body 1. An apertured ear 6 projects from the plate 4 and the bottom face or edge thereof terminates coplanar with the bottom edge of the flange 5. This apertured ear 6 is adapted to register with the apertured ear 3 for receiving a bolt 7. A packing washer 8 is disposed between the head of the bolt 7 and the ear 6. A nut 9 is threaded on the end of the bolt 7 and a spring washer 10 is disposed between this nut and the ear 3 thereby holding the plate. 1 in snug engagement with the body 1. The plate 4 may be rotated ofi of the body 1 so that gasoline may be poured into the tank on which the cap is placed. As it is customary to use a filler hose from the filling stations, it will be seen that the nozzle of the hose may be used for swinging or rotating the plate 4 off of the body and there will be no necessity of touching the cap with the hands which prevents the hands from becoming soiled. It is also customary to provide in the neck of the gasoline tank a strainer which is held in place by the cap and is frequently removed by attendants when the tank is filled. Vith this cap which is not removed when the tank is being filled with gasoline, this strainer will not be re moved and will not become lost.

I, have, in the present instance, shown and described the preferred embodiment of the cap which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, and it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is A closure cap comprising an internally threaded collar, an ear formed thereon and extending laterally from the upper face thereof, an inwardly directed annular flange formed upon the upper edge of the collar, a closure plate normally resting upon the flange and an ear formed therewith and registering with the first mentioned car, a bolt passing through the ear, resilient means associated with the bolt for holding the pivot plate against accidental displacement, the closure plate. being slightly larger in diameter than the collar whereby it can be engaged by an object and moved to one side of the collar, the flange serving to limit the turning of-the collar on a radiator cap and also serving as a bearing surface over which the cover plate is adapted tomove.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY H. CONNER, Jr. 

